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Why are Japanese restaurants so expensive. I love Japanese food. I like that they are light and healthy. I love the fact that Japanese food isn’t too spicy or bland. I love drinking sake with the meal and i love the cool factor. But, i hate the outrageous prices that they charge. I know that seafood is expensive. Raw fish cost a lot of money. But, you don’t really get large portions at Japanese restaurants. Why are they charging so much for two pieces of raw tuna? I can understand that sushi chefs need to be skilled, but is it that much harder then cooking up a steak? I think it’s a branding issue. For some reason, Japanese food has become high class. It’s similar to the organic food craze. It’s hip to over pay for not that much food.

I hate hype. I think people are easily brain washed. People need things dictated to them. Our generation is obcessed with consuming and wasting money. If a Japanese restaurant opened up and offered reasonable prices, it would go out of business. Why? Because people will think that it’s of low quality. Even if the quality of the tuna was better at the cheaper restaurant, people would stay away cause the price is low. It’s the same thing with brand name pricing. Things that are too expensive tend to sell better then things that are reasonably priced.